The Misfits, 1961/Marilyn Monroe

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The Misfits, 1961/Marilyn Monroe
A sleeveless sheath cocktail dress of black silk jersey, the neckline threaded with a band of the same fabric, labelled inside Jean Louis, with Marilyn Monroe inscribed in blue ink on the label, with a matching bolero jacket -- made for Marilyn Mornoe as divorcee Roslyn Taber in the 1961 M.G.M. film The Misfits; accompanied by a corresponding black and white photograph of Monroe wearing the dress on set [printed later]; and a black and white photograph of Monroe wearing the dress during wardrobe tests prior to filming [printed later] -- 8x10in. (20.3x25.4cm.) (3)

Further details

Ex-lot 45, The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, Christie's New York, 27-28 October, 1999

Lot Essay

Marilyn Monroe wears this dress throughout the initial scenes in The Misfits, from when she first appears in the film on her way to the courtroom to her divorce hearing (with the bolero jacket), during the bar scenes when she first encounters Gay [Clark Gable] and Guido [Eli Wallach] and during the ensuing trip to Guido's house in the hills.

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